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General Motors’ financial woes have lead to another casualty, this time an advanced turbodiesel engine the company was planning to launch in its light-duty trucks and rumored to appear in the Cadillac CTS. Everything is under review at GM, from entire brands, to new models and consequently... read more

Last fall General Motors began its rollout of the OnStar Stolen Vehicle Slowdown feature that allows law enforcement to remotely bring a stolen car's speed down to a crawl... read moreJuly 21, 2009 by Ralph Hanson

Buick is getting some fresh new thinking from General Motors, and not all of it is in the product lineup. Instead of carrying a large inventory of vehicles on dealer lots... read moreJuly 20, 2009 by Ralph Hanson

Pontiac may be dead in the water but some enthusiasts - and until today, Bob Lutz among them - have been clamoring for at least one of the brand’s cars to be rebadged... read moreJuly 16, 2009 by Ralph Hanson

General Motors' engineers are quick to point out that the 2011 Chevrolet Volt isn't a hybrid at all - it's powered only by electricity, with the combustion engine serving... read moreJuly 13, 2009 by Nelson Ireson

General Motors may be losing market share in North America but winning here remains crucial for the viability of the automaker, so much so that its CEO Fritz Henderson will... read moreJuly 13, 2009 by James Martinez

Bob Lutz, the iconic and often polemic Vice Chairman of General Motors' global product development team, announced back in February that he would be retiring from the company... read moreJuly 11, 2009 by James Martinez

Lighter, smaller, quicker and more responsive to customer needs - that's how the new General Motors Company is comparing itself to the now-defunct General Motors Corporation... read moreJuly 10, 2009 by Nelson Ireson

The GMC Yukon Hybrid broke ground with the world's first production 2-Mode full hybrid propulsion system back in 2008, which on the 2WD model offers 21 mpg in city driving... read moreJuly 9, 2009 by Ralph Hanson

When General Motors sells Saturn later this year, it will lose more than a quarter of its sales of hybrid vehicles. Saturn, with no V8 models, fullsize SUVs or pickups, is... read moreJuly 8, 2009 by Ralph Hanson

With GM sailing off into the future minus a handful of brands--Saturn, HUMMER, Saab and Pontiac among them--Buick counts itself as one of the lucky nameplates in the new GM... read moreJuly 7, 2009 by Marty Padgett

With General Motors setting a land-speed record in clearing bankruptcy court, the White House and de facto car czar Steven Rattner want out of General Motors, and quick. GM... read moreJuly 7, 2009 by Marty Padgett

The world's fastest and most powerful production Corvette, the 638hp (476kW) ZR1 has become the pinnacle of American sports cars. After all, for most ZR1 owners, having a car... read moreJuly 6, 2009 by James Martinez

Small, economical cars may be all the buzz in Europe right now but that doesn’t mean automakers are neglecting the big cube performance market. One of America’s... read moreJuly 6, 2009 by Alex Kaufmann

General Motors is one step closer to emerging from bankruptcy, with a judge on Sunday approving an asset sale to allow the most profitable assets to exit bankruptcy... read moreJuly 6, 2009 by James Martinez